Test. Another was a Community Organizer who is unsure if hell be able to father children. We want to be with our community. The Police Union President said he awells suor tchiefsolicy chging which also includes the accelerated adoption of a state directive requiring officers to intervene when they see another officer using excessive force. Dont give up on your Police Officer. Because at the beginning of the day, we were there. And at the end of the day, well still be there when the smoke clears. Law enforcement now coming to terms with what should happen next. As we look at what occurred, well hold ourselves accountable. Well conduct more training and well get better as a department. Reporter hundreds of people attended the City Council Meeting that was conducted virtually. They voiced their opinions about how Police Officers conducted, what happened during those protests. However, the city council wasnt able to get through all those comments so there will be a special session held on
Abc7 news iteam reporter stephanie sierra is live with the story tonight. Stephanie . Dan, tens of thousands of retail employees across the bay area are facing the same question. Are we going to make it . And as we found out, two counties in particular are most likely to be impacted. Mark taylor is the general manager of mikes bikes in sausalito. Been hectic. His bike shop is deemed essential. People have been told to stay at home or go for a walk or ride a bike. So its no surprise sales are skyrocketing. Bu county. According to an abc7 iteam analysis, marin countys Retail Sector is expected to be the second hardest hit across the bay area. Roughly 15 of all private employees countywide work in retail jobs. Whereas San Francisco has the lowest with roughly 7 . Yeah, of course im concerned. Yeah. Its going to be hard on a loft businesses. Retail will be particularly hard. So what area is bracing for the worst . Its solano county. Abc7s Data Analysis found nearly one in five employees ac
Today to get the city back to business. And cornell, you heard from a lot of Business Owners there. Yeah, dion and eric, we certainly did. Many Business Owners say they are fighting for survival. They say reopening their doors really needs to happen sooner than later. Open up open up reporter dozens of people rallied in downtown livermore to support small businesses, urging local leaders to allow them to reopen. Livermore was nothing before these businesses came in. And to let them sit here and fall to the wayside blindly is not okay with me or my family. Were hurting. Weve had zero revenue for two months now. Reporter darren and Andrea Liggett own anytime fitness gym. They believe they can safely reopen their doors now. People are buying groceries. I really dont see the difference. Right . Because we can very easily move equipment around and keep our members safe. I just want to survive for my family. I have two kids reporter nail salon owner nancy lam made this emotional plea. You kn
Semester online. 4 of the 23 campuses happen to be in the bay area. Lets start with Governor Newsom here issuing strict and detailed guidelines today for restaurants, malls, and offices once they are actually allowed to reopen. Its not going to be anything like what youre accustomed to. Were in a whole new world now. Abc7 news anchor dan ashley live in the newsroom with more. Hi, dan. Hi, larry. Youre right. Clearly, we are not going back to the way it was. It is the new normal. The governor announced the new statewide guidelines at his new News Conference today. Keep in mind just because we have these new guidelines doesnt mean we can start making restaurant reservations. Were a long ways still from that. The final decision on reopen willing be up to the state not to the state, but to each california county. And here in the bay area, we are just not there yet. To date we are now making public the guidelines a number of other industries in this state, including the restaurant industry.
Stimulus checks from being collected p. And Child Support and spousal support can be collected. The gap sounding the alarm. Saying its hard hit by the coronavirus outbreak. It may not the have enough cash to stay open. The one in San Francisco, a building the company may not be able to pay for any longer. In the the security styling, the gap explained how bad things had gotten because of the coronavirus they splay to take steps to keep the cash flowing over the next couple months. Big name stores in San Francisco remain closed among the coronavirus pandemic. And each day passes, even the biggest names say they may not reopen. The iconic San Francisco based retailer the gap. We heard issues ability the gap and the owe associated stor before. Reporter the company says its trying to preserve cash, and missed the april present payment. That is 115 million monthly in north american. It rep zens old navy, Banana Republic and others. If they dont have enough sort of retained earnings to make